Bollywood superstar Sushmita Sen comes to Leicester

Central
Keith Vaz
Leicester
Diabetes
Thursday 17 May 2012 at 5:30am

Sushmita Sen will visit Leicester later today Credit: ITV Central

Bollywood superstar and India's first Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen is in Leicester to support the diabetes charity Silver Star. She has been invited by Leicester East MP Keith Vaz who was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and is the charity's patron.

Sushmita will launch the anniversary appeal for Silver Star as well as launch a fun run. Its hoped the appeal will raise funds for mobile diabetes testing units in Mumbai and in the Midlands. So far the charity has tested 25,000 people in schools, communities and villages.